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This is spot on. We'll never become an elite program if we don't start recruiting bigs better. I feel like JB is always digging himself a hole with these lower-ranked guys who just have major holes in their games, most guys don't turn out like Trey Burke or Caris.

People somehow don't understand this. Gardner's best season was when he was being coached at WR for half the season. The more coaching and experience he got, the worst he played. Despite playing so terribly though, he was still the starter because nobody behind him was improving either.

He also played through a ton of injuries because he was hit almost every damn play for two years. It's pretty hard to look down field when you've got constant pressure or worrying about getting blindsided. Having trust in your line is huge and bad offensive lines can break good quarterbacks. Gardner also played through a ton of injuries like a broken foot and possibly a messed up labrum in today's game.

This guy had every damn thing against him, including the fans. He had the chance to be a great QB until our program killed his potential. He deserved more but he's always going to be remembered as a terrible QB because he tried to make plays to keep Michigan in the game. I absolutely hate losing and I hate praising bad performances, but Devin Gardner is the one player that kept us in games, played through everything he could, and got absolutely shit on by fans every week. The Hoke era would've been a hell of a lot worse if Bellamy or Morris started the last two seasons.

I don't know how we played so well this season with so little experience and post play but we had a great fucking year. I felt nervous the whole Kentucky game and even moreso on that last possession by them but that's the way it goes. Unfortunately, good seasons usually end in heartbreak but that's the price we pay for seasons like this.

Irvin is having a tough start but he's a very good player that's being thrown into the wrong mix. Our team doesn't have any leadership nor any sense of identity on offense and we don't have Trey to come in and facilitate anymore. Irvin will be a great player, possibly even next season, but he's not good enough currently to come in and create an offense around him with a team that has no chemistry to it without Burke. Irvin would've looked just as good as Staukas if he played for Michigan last season.

I'm not seeing it with Walton though. He reminds me a lot of Yogi Ferrell at Indiana where he's a freshman starter that looks lost on a team full of talented players. He tries to play too fast and isn't in sync with anybody else on the team. He's a player that I've already written off because he looks too out of place and I haven't seen any flashes of potential (but who knows, Beilein certainely knows more than me so maybe he can figure it out).

As someone earlier in this thread mentioned, Ohio State's defensive coordinators are on the hot seat and they haven't lost a game in two years. Borges had two great games and nine terrible ones (Indiana was good but their defense is horrendous) and suddenly we're okay with him staying. Shows the difference in expectations, we're now okay with mediocrity because of how bad the offense was this season. Borges should've been out of a job a month ago.

People want Borges and Funk gone because they're terrible coaches. There's a reason Borges has been to so many places, he just can't call plays very well unless it's at a perfect environment featuring multiple first rounders called Auburn. Looking at the offensive line, it's obvious there's problems and even Lewan has seemed to digress.

People are starting to call for Hoke's head because he won't make the move to fire Borges or Funk midseason like other schools have done (Texas with Manny Diaz, Wisconsin with their offensive line coach last year). He's stood by and seemingly looks like a bubbling idiot as he supports Borges and looks lost on the sideline. While this coaching staff is more of a committee than a heirachy, it's still Hoke's job to win games.

The defense hasn't looked great at times and while the time of possession is usually pretty close, it still feels like the defense is constantly on the field and being worn down. Personally, I think Mattison is doing a great job. The upperclassmen are Rodrigeuz players or the last minute recruiting class in 2010, he hasn't really had time to develop or gather great defensive linemen, the most vitale part of a defense. I don't think we'll be like an Alabama defense year in and year out but we'll consistently have a great defense once things fall in place.

Sorry for the long post, just kind of my thoughts flowing. As a side note, I really feel for Devin. He's giving it his all and is obviously hurt and scared, something completely understandable given the position he's in. He gets hit every single fucking play and gets up after each one knowing it'll happen again and again.

What qualifies these jobs as a top coaching job? They have a TON of pressure to succeed. I'd rather coach a team like Clemson, Florida (before Spurrier) or LSU (before Saban/Miles) because the pressure is lower, they have some tradition, and in-state talent is amazing.

I know but I'd rather push our tempo then run the half court. They're setting it up for us with their full court press, we're just being too slow throwing the ball in and pushing to the basket. I'm fine with not pressing in return and playing half court defense.

You don't have a seat for everyone though. There are a lot of students that can't buy tickets or couldn't get tickets. The students paying for tickets aren't the only people that want tickets, just the people that had the money to buy them. Whether they chose to go to the game, arrive late, or sell them is up to them.